Jesse Hecht Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Owner at Coffee AF l Always Fresh. We are a small business that sells via e-commerce direct to the consumer. We are a small coffee company with a passion for fresh, delicious coffee. We roast the coffee in small batches to keep the coffee as fresh as it can possibly be.

Louisville, Ky

Own and manage a billiards league franchised under the American Poolplayers Association. Handle day to day activities of processing data, handling finances, customer service and business growth.

Louisville, Ky

Own and run a business dealing with in-home service of all major appliances. Responsible for day-to day-repairs, managing technicians, accounting, customer service, growth of business and ensuring excellent quality of service.

I work in the vehicle application department. I work on designing and specing custom orders the come in for tractors and trailers.

• Primary customer is Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Traveled to Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI to maintain relationship between MPC and HD. During visits, problems or concerns that arose were discussed, root causes determined and solutions implemented. • Responsible for new business development with new companies. Made sales calls as well as visits to customers to explain company capabilities. • Generated price quotes for customers for machining of products. • Involved in design and development of in-house proprietary products. Used SolidWorks 2009 to develop models and drawings. • Worked on cost reduction efforts for current production parts being sold to other companies. Cost reductions were investigated in possible machining time reduction as well as cheaper sourcing for raw materials.

• Exposure and involvement in many of the processes used to make the products include compression molding, metal forming and metal stamping, multiple part assembly, PE plastic extrusion.• Used Solidworks 2008 to design new tooling with tolerances, machines and plant layouts to create blueprints to use for planning purposes and future expansion.• Managed new capital projects ranging from $2,000 up to $100,000 and oversee implementation of those projects.• Implemented strategies and methods to reduce manufacturing costs while also reducing waste product.• Supported plant operations by ensuring machines are running at maximum efficiency and developing preventative maintenance schedules to reduce down-time.• Implemented new paste solder dispenser to reduce amount of paste solder used which will give cost savings of approximately $125,000 based on the current results in the reduction of material used on one machine.

• Designed, developed and created juvenile products to take the product from concept to prototype to production phase.• Worked with international vendors to determine production costs and injection molding tool design criteria and development of tools for product manufacturing.• Participated in product design reviews to ensure product was meeting initial goals that were set at start of project and to ensure safety of the product.• Optimized product and tooling to reduce cost and waste in the manufacturing process.• Did crash testing of child carseats to ensure they met NHTSA standards and passed all safety tests. • Performed research into the juvenile market to determine what products were in demand and why and how consumers perceived different manufacturers and features as they do. This research was used to further develop products and to expand the features available.• Operated, maintained and serviced Objet rapid prototyping machine.

• Managed projects and lead teams to successfully address quality and/or productivity improvement issues.• Managed and monitored incoming materials for product and kept inventory to a minimum using JIT and lean manufacturing. • Involved in solving on going problem with casement windows having an “hour-glass” effect to them. It was determined that when the windows were stretched wrapped for shipping purposes too tight of wrapping caused the frame of the window to bow in at the middle before the glue would cure. Once the glue cured, the window would take the “hour-glass” shape permanently.

• Planned, directed, and coordinated manufacturing processes in industrial plant. Developed, evaluated, and took steps to improve manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards. • Analyzed and planned work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designed layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency. Worked with management regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes. • Developed and implemented product tracking system to reduce the amount of lost product which saved the company $44,000 in two months.• Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the production associates to follow for building and shipping product according to the ISO 9000-2001 standards.

Masters, Business Administration

Masters thesis was exploring using RFID technology at the window manufacturing place which I worked at while I was getting my MBA.

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of Sigma Phi Delta professional engineering fraternity.

Associate In Science, Pre-Engineering